Top of the page.
Skip the menu to main contents.
Move to main menu.
Skip to main contents.
Main menu starts here.
Skip the main menu to current location in your website.
Current location in your website.
Skip to main contents.
Start main contents.

  • Stock Price

Response to Climate Change (Global Warming Prevention): Initiatives in Fiscal 2008

 

Example in Japan

First example in Japan: Energy conservation at the Kanagawa Factory's Ashigara Site

[picture] Members of the Ashigara Site Anti-Global Warming Committee (in charge of the energy conservation project)

Members of the Ashigara Site Anti-Global Warming Committee (in charge of the energy conservation project)

To manufacture cellulose triacetate (TAC) film, it is necessary to keep the supplementary machines, including the compressors, operating even when the film-casting machine itself is not in operation. The Ashigara Site has taken on the challenge of reducing power consumption while the machinery is not in full operation and has introduced energy conservation measures for the supplementary machines, including minimizing the number of compressors actually in operation.

Activity and results (estimates for fiscal 2009)

CO2 emission reduction 1,790 tons
Cost reduction 56 million yen

Second example in Japan: Visualizing the power consumption at the Kanagawa Factory's Odawara Site

[picture] Members of the Odawara Site Anti-Global Warming Committee

Members of the Odawara Site Anti-Global Warming Committee

The Odawara Site introduced a method to ‘visualize’ the power consumption at the beginning of 2008. At present, 80% of the origin of consumption is identified to the building level, and 40% to the individual equipment level.

Hourly power consumption before and after introducing the visualization system

[picture] Hourly power consumption before and after introducing the visualization system

Activity and results (estimates for fiscal 2009)

CO2 emission reduction 4,522 tons
Cost reduction 121 million yen

Third example in Japan: ‘No Air Leaks!’ at the Fujinomiya Factory

[picture] Members of the Fujinomiya Factory Anti-Global Warming Committee

Members of the Fujinomiya Factory Anti-Global Warming Committee

All employees at the Fujinomiya Factory are conducting activities to find out and eliminate waste and losses. Air needs to be supplied to the manufacturing equipment from air compressors, and if the air leaks from the pipes or machines, this leads to wasted energy. The factory conducted tests to find out and eliminate all air leaks.

[picture] Checking that no air is leaking, using an air leakage monitor

Checking that no air is leaking,
using an air leakage monitor

[picture] Identifying the site of the leak using soapy water

Identifying the site of
the leak using soapy water


Activity and results (actual results for fiscal 2008)

CO2 emission reduction 600 tons
Cost reduction 12 million yen

Fourth example in Japan: Measures taken in offices and at home (Fujifilm and its affiliates)

The ICE Project

[picture] The ICE Project

The ‘Ideas for Cool Earth (ICE) Project,’ which is a team activity to reduce CO2 emissions, was started in the spring of 2008, targeting a total of about 20,000 employees of Fujifilm and its affiliates.

Under this project, employees are encouraged to turn off lights, encourage eco-driving habits, and follow the ‘Cool Biz’ and ‘Warm Biz’ dress codes to conserve energy in the workplace, while at home with their families they are taking on the ‘ICE challenge’ of leading more environmentally friendly lives in order to reduce their CO2 emissions by one kilogram per person per day, which is the target set by Team Minus 6% supported by the Japanese Ministry of the Environment. Employees are also participating in the Candle Night project, encouraging eco-driving habits, and supporting ‘No Car Day’ campaigns in their private lives.

Number of participants of the ICE Challenge 2008 and the result

Participants 12,355
CO2 emission reduction 559 tons
  • * The campaign to reduce CO2 emissions from households was implemented in the winter of 2008 (for three months from October to December).。
Move to top of the page.

Example outside Japan

Measures taken at production, distribution, and sales sites (More than 100 bases of Fujifilm Group companies in the United States)

Implementing ‘FUJIFILM unplugged’

At the beginning of 2009, the Fujifilm Group started its ‘FUJIFILM unplugged’ energy conservation activity targeting more than 100 production, warehouse and distribution, and sales offices of Fujifilm Group companies in the United States with the participation of all employees (about 6,000), in order to prepare for the regulations to be imposed on CO2 emissions from business activities. At the bases, energy managers are assigned to visualize the energy consumption. A website on which the bases can share relevant information has been opened to promote good competition among the bases in reducing energy use and CO2 emissions.

Measures

  • Replacing lights with more efficient fluorescent lamps
  • Introducing more efficient air-conditioning equipment
  • Raising awareness
  • Introducing motion and temperature sensors
  • Turning off unnecessary lights

Effects expected in three years (in 2012)

Annual CO2 reduction 29,350 tons (Equivalent to a 15% reduction)

Second example outside Japan: Measure taken at the production site of FUJIFILM Manufacturing Europe B.V. (a factory in the Netherlands)

Introducing wind power generators

[picture] Image picture

Image picture

FUJIFILM Manufacturing Europe B.V., which is located in Tilburg in the Netherlands, is planning to install wind power generators within its premises in cooperation with Evelop International of the Netherlands. At present, they are following the procedures to obtain environmental approval and a construction permit from the government, and are aiming to start operating the generators, which will be the first wind power generation facilities in the area, in the spring of 2012. The factory will be able to sell the surplus power generated through the national power transmission network.

Specifications of the facilities and the result

Wind power generators Five (with a capacity to produce up to 3 MW per unit)
Power generation About 22,000 MWh/year (equivalent to 28% of annual purchase)
Annual CO2 reduction About 15,000 tons (equivalent to 15% of annual emissions)

Related Information

Corporate Philosophy

Enhancing the quality of life of people worldwide—An introduction of our corporate philosophy.

Fujifilm Group Charter for Corporate Behavior

Five principles for conducting fair corporate activities.

Fujifilm Group Green Policy

The entire Fujifilm Group is striving for environmental quality in products, services and corporate activities.

FUJIFILM Corporation

Operating company that leads the Fujifilm Group's imaging and information solutions.

Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.

Operating company that leads the Fujifilm Group's document solutions.


Sub-menu starts here.
Back to Top
Footer starts here.
Pages ends here.
Move to top of the page.